Man Claims Child Vic Enjoying Sex Abuse as Much as Him

A 64-year-old recently-retired Nevada Bureau of Land Management Chief used a blanket Monday night to conceal his sexual abuse of his 13-year-old relative while they watched the Olympic games on television with his wife and the girl’s older brother, according to recently released court documents.

The incident – witnessed and videotaped by the victim’s brother – ultimately shed light on a secret five-year period of alleged sexual abuse that was becoming increasingly more aggressive, a probable cause affidavit revealed in support of Ronald Wenker’s arrest Tuesday on child sex offenses.

According to victim, Wenker abused her at his Hidden Valley home during his reign as the state’s BLM chief, that included a short stint in Washington D.C. where he ran the entire agency during the Bush-Obama transition. He retired last year. She told investigators Wenker first abused her when she was 8, the document said, in a similar incident where Wenker covered the pair with a blanket while they watched television on the couch with his wife.

During an interview Tuesday with investigators, Wenker said he recalled molesting the girl during the “course of a few years,” the affidavit said. Wenker said the girl was “attractive” and he let his “emotions go.” Wenker said inappropriate touching escalated to oral sex. He said his behavior was “very dumb” and “illegal.”

“Ronald added that he has a deep emotional bond with (the relative) and that he thought she was enjoying the touching as much as he was,” detectives wrote of Wenker’s interview.

“…Ronald added that he isn’t a pedophile and that he had a deep, emotional attachment and love for his (relative) that evolved into a sexual relationship,” the detectives continued. “Ronald stated that he had been struggling with the urge to have sexual contact with (the relative) over the years, but he never sought any help or counseling with the issue. Ronald stated that he was telling himself ‘no more’ but he slipped …”

Wenker’s attorney, Jack Fox, said Thursday he had not yet read the affidavit and had no comment. Wenker’s wife, Sherie, also had no comment when contacted at their home.

Wenker is scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning on two counts each of sexual assault with a child and lewdness with a child. He has been held in custody on no bail.

Both the Reno and Washington D.C. BLM offices said they had no comment on Wenker’s arrest.

The girl’s 15-year-old brother realized what was going on Monday night under the blanket and videotaped the pair with his Ipod, according to the affidavit filed in Reno Justice Court. He said he videotaped the incident because he wanted people to believe him when he spoke about it. The boy gave the video to investigators.

Prior to the incident, Wenker and the girl told deputies that her brother caught them in Wenker’s bedroom as they were kissing and Wenker was sexually assaulting the girl, the affidavit said.

“(Her brother) approached and asked what they were doing,” investigators wrote. “She said that Ronald quickly said ‘nothing, nothing’ and they walked out to watch the Olympics on TV.”

After his sister that night admitted to her brother that Wenker was molesting her, the boy cursed at Wenker and called 911, the document said. Wenker left the home and drove off in his truck after the boy told him deputies were on their way to his Hidden Valley home. The siblings live out of the area and were visiting.

Wenker’s wife told deputies she had seen her husband lying on the floor earlier that night with the girl under a blanket and asked what was going, the affidavit said. Wenker had told her “nothing.” The girl told authorities she was being abused Monday night while the whole family sat together on the couch. Sherie Wenker said she learned from the girl that night about the alleged on-going abuse.

The girl told detectives she didn’t want Wenker to impregnate her, and said the alleged abuse only occurred in his home.

this is so disgraceful, makes sick to my stomache, like the wife didn't know, didn't she think it was odd that a grown man her husband was laying with this child under a blanket or on couch under blanket? come on people, that's the oldest trick in the book! I hope he does lots and lots of time for this, he is a very, very sick individual..

His excuses are BS, there is no excusing this behavior it is immoral, indecent, disgusting, and thank god the brother was smart enough to see what was going on and making the call. The wife had to see what was going on... there is normal behavior and he was apparently not on the normal side. Laying under a blanket with a child wouldn't hide anything you know when things are happening. She should be ashamed! He should be dealt with accordingly! He is lucky parental justice is not legal or he would pay!